Archives: EU Policy Briefs

Thursday, September 11, 2025

New EU Policy Brief: “Probing European Defences: Russia’s Coordinated Drone Assault on Polish Territory”

The newest in the EU Policy Brief series, #14 "Probing European Defences: Russia’s Coordinated Drone Assault on Polish Territory", is written by Mikhail Polianskii, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and the 2025 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations at Carleton University. Dr.... More

Friday, August 26, 2022

New Policy Brief: Alexandra Chronopoulos on Confronting the Space Debris Problem in Low-Earth Orbit and Exploring Partnership Opportunities with the EU

NPSIA Graduate Student Alexandra Chronopoulos produced our latest EU Policy Brief, which discusses the fragility of the space domain and low-Earth orbit, and warns of the increasing threat posed by space debris on new and existing space-based assets. It is argued that the space debris problem needs to be addressed urgently, via both mitigation... More

Monday, August 22, 2022

New Policy Brief: Alexander Sawicki on Lessons from the EU Regarding E-Waste Management in Ontario

EURUS Graduate Student Alexander Sawicki produced our latest EU Policy Brief, which discusses the shortcomings of the Ontario legislature's previous attempts at e-waste management, and suggests adopting certain policy initiatives that have been implemented to great effect in the EU more than a decade prior. For instance, it is recommended that... More

Friday, January 7, 2022

New EU Policy Brief on “The EU’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence”

The newest Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EU Policy Brief on regulating artificial intelligence written by Robert Gould is available to read here. Dr. Gould offers a succinct analysis of the background, challenges and key findings and policy implications of the European Union's (EU) very important Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) legislation... More

Monday, August 23, 2021

New EU Policy Brief: “COVID-19 and the European Union: Crisis and Response”

"COVID-19 and the European Union: Crisis and Response" by Scott L Greer (University of Michigan), is available now! Read the newest in the EU Policy Briefs series here. Dr. Greer provides important insights into the EU's challenges when it responded to the needs of its member states during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.... More

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

New EU Policy Brief: “Is the time ripe to negotiate an Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (AFTA)?”

Read the newest EU Policy Brief, "Is the time ripe to negotiate an Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (AFTA)?" here, by Armand de Mestral (McGill University). Dr. de Mestral shares his insights about whether having an AFTA would further trade by linking all of the states in North America and Europe and help address "new... More

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

New JMCE EU Policy Brief on EU’s Regulation 2020/2092 on Rule of Law Conditionality

Read the newest EU Policy Brief, “The EU’s new regime for rule-of-law conditionality to protect the budget: Will it make a difference?” here by Nanette Neuwahl (Université de Montréal). Adopted by the European Parliament and Council in December 2020, important questions remain with interpretation and application. Professor Neuwahl... More

Monday, January 11, 2021

New JMCE EU Policy Brief on European Digital Sovereignty

Read the newest EU Policy Brief, "European digital sovereignty: Combining self-interest with due diligence" here by Annegret Bendiek, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin. Dr. Bendiek provides key research findings and policy implications relevant to Europe's sovereignty in the cyber and information space in the midst of a challenging global... More

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